Toaster



May 1, 1923. 1,4553% W. W. DODGE, JR

TOASTER Filed April 22, 1922 Put-entw l, i223,

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I W. DODGE, 33., 0.3 MEBIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

TOASTEB.

Application filed April 22, 1922. Ecriel Ito. %,996.

5 and State of Connecticut have invented certain new and useful improvements in Toasters, of which the following is a. specificstion. J

I This invention relates to electric toasters, and particularly to an improved breed cerrier mechanism.

In its preferred form, the invention includes two breed carriers which are interchanged simultaneously by trenslutory l5 movement from side to side of the heating element, this action being secured by supporting the breed csrriers as a. part of a Eerellel motion linkage. Obviously a single reed carrier might'be shifted in the same m way from side to side of a heetin element having two opposite edective sur uces. It

will be observed that, although the breed does not rotete in its movement from side to side of the hosting element, the efiect is it to present alternately the opposite sides of the slice of breed to the hestin element.

A practical embodiment of-t e invention is illustrated in the sccompenyingdrswing, in which to Fig. 1 is s perspective view of the complete toaster with the breed carriers in an intermediate position In this view, the hosting element is only generally illustrated as its particular form is not materiulto the an invention.

Fig. 2 is s plun view with the breed cerriers presented to the heating element.

Fig. 3 is s side view broken away on two difierent planes to show the hinge constructo tions. In this view, the heating element is omitted.

The buss of the toaster is indicstedet 6 end the usual electric connector terminals 'et '2. Mountedon the base 6 are two suptB ports 8 which ere shouldered, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, to provide an upper'journal 9-end e lower journal 10. The frame 11, which carries the heating element, rests on the upper ends of the supports 8 and these 50 in turn are seated on the base 6. Tubular bolts 12 psss through eachsupport 8 and serve to tie the heating element frame 11 to the base 6, With these bolts, washers 13 and 14 and nuts 15 are used in the relation clearly shown in Fig. 8. Any equivalent connection might be substituted.

A bifurcated bracket 16 swings on the {)oernels 9 and 10, being spaced from the use 6 and frame 11 by washers 17 end 21. Two bread racks 18, each consistin of e rectangular frame with bars or grids 19 at its opposite sides, ere pivoted near their mid-lengths on the ends of therespective brackets 16 by means" of the rivets 20. Each bread rack is formed with :1. pair of spaced ears 22 which support u'connecting pm 23. The pin 23 of each breed rsck works in a corresponding longitudinal slot 24.formed in the actuator arm 25. This actuator arm is pivoted at its mid-length at the middle of the top of the frame 11. It me be swung about this pivot b means of 2. ob

26 which is'rigidly ettec ed thereto. This v attachment may conveniently consist of a stud fixedin the knob 26 and having a squared portion 27 which engages the ectuetor arm 25. A washer 29 is inte tween the arm and the frame 11, and the stud is riveted over to form at head 28 beneath the frame 11. Other equivalent conrposed be cessfully with close fitting round holes, and

consequently no lost motion at these points.

The slot is useful, however, because it allows the actuating lever 25 to be turned slightly to swing the breed racks 18 out of line while the brackets 16 remain at rest. This slight movementis sufiocient to overcome any tendency to lock on dead center.

The heating element, which is enerslly illustrated at 30, is supported in the frame element by any suitable insulators 31. As heretofore suggested, the form of the heating element is not'rnsterisl except that it should have two efiective feces. Noettempt, therefore, is made to illustrate the heating element in detail.

The action of the device is obvious from an inspection of Fig. 1, and'it has the advantage of offering inattrective form a very simple mechanism for actuating the Nil we'tma reeks simultaneously. It Wm be observed that the motion of each bread rack is translatory movement in a circular path.

parallelism with each other, and that their deviation from parallelism, under any circumstances, is very slight.

What I claim is 1. The combination of a heating element having opposite efiective faces; a bread carrier; and supporting and guidin means serving to present said carrier to the opposite faces of said heating element by translatory'niovement.

2. having opposite-effective faces; a bread carrier; and a parallel motion. linkage for supporting said carrier and operable to present the combination of a heating element the opposite sides of said carrier to the opposite faces of said heating element by translatory m0ven1ent.- l

3. The combinationof a heating element having opposite elfective faces; repair of bread carriers; and a parallel motion linkage for supporting said carriers, and operable to present the carriers interchangeably to opposite sides of said heating element by simultaneous translator-y movements.

4. The combination of a heating element having opposite effective faces; a pair of bread carriers; and a parallel motion linkage, said linkage including two swinging supports mounted on spaced bearings ap proximately in the plane of the heating element and hinged to respective bread carriers near the mid-lengths of the latter, and an actuating link pivoted at its mid-length on a bearing approximately in the plane of the heating element and pivoted at its ends to respective bread carriers near the ends thereofn In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

WILLIAMjW. DODGE, Jn. 

